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illegible

How many syllables in illegible?

  4 syllables

Divide illegible into syllables:   il-leg-i-ble
Stressed syllable in illegible:   il-leg-i-ble
How to pronounce illegible:   ih-lej-uh-bull
How to say illegible:

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1 syllable
    2 syllables
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        5 syllables
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